As international troops withdraw from Afghanistan and prepare to hand over security in 2014, HPG’s newly published research based on scores of interviews with the Taliban provides a rare insight into their relationship with aid organisations.
BBC correspondent for South Sudan and Sudan, James Copnall, was guest speaker at a roundtable event hosted by the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) and the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG). This event brought together journalists, researchers and academics to explore the political, humanitarian and development issues faced by South Sudan at present.
Since 2007, OECD DAC members have been signed up to state-building as the ‘central objective’ of their engagement in fragile and conflict-affected situations. It is a compelling narrative: deliver basic services (health, education water and sanitation) and – voilà! – better prospects for long-term peace and stability.
